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Table of Contents: O Canada
We're heading north this week to welcome spring. Join us: We'll tour a Toronto garden where panels of light make a deck glow like an architectural lantern. We've discovered new sources for stylish...
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Landscape Architect Visit: A Deck That Glows Like a Lightbox, by Joel Loblaw
Joel Loblaw, a landscape designer in Toronto, Canada is bringing outdoor living to the great white north. Loblaw opened his own firm only two years ago and is already getting a lot of attention....
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Field Guide: Boxwood
Boxwood, Buxus sempervirens: "The Lovable Rogue" Though we should know better, we still love box despite the risky reputation it has gained in the 21st century. A historical lynchpin through the ages...
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Garden Visit: Organic Flowers at Red Damsel Farm in Victoria, BC
Clare Day is living many a florist's dream; imagine the luxury of walking out to your farm garden to pick flowers for your arrangements, while being just 15 minutes away from downtown Victoria, Canada....
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Steal This Look: Floral Arrangement in Cocktail Glasses
We recently spotted an arrangement from this year's Salone del Mobile by Milan-based shop owner and designer Rossana Orlandi, and I immediately sought to replicate it. Orlandi arranged six different...
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10 Easy Pieces: X Box Planters
There’s just something cool about X’s: X-rays, X-Men, X Prizes, the heroic X-wing fighter. Is it the subliminal guarantee of structural integrity? The titillating mark of a missive-ending kiss?...
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Architects' Roundup: 10 Contemporary Farmhouse Gardens
We love the simple formula for a farmhouse landscape: wide open pasture surrounded by towering, mature trees. Most of these ten gardens from members of the Remodelista + Gardenista Architect/Designer...
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Recipe: Green Goddess Smoothie
Many a child would prefer avoiding greens, but gardens have a gentle way of convincing children otherwise. Have them pick their own greens, and eating them becomes a pleasure. This Green Goddess...
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Hover Pots: Gardens That Hang from the Ceiling
In an art gallery in a little seaside town on Whidbey Island near Seattle, stylish aluminum planters hang next to the paintings. Museo Gallery’s annual April garden show this year featured work of...
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10 Garden Ideas to Steal from Canada
The other day when I phoned Marjorie Harris, Canada's leading garden writer, she was tromping through her waterlogged Toronto backyard to check on her sump pumps. "Is it a crisis?" I asked, alarmed....
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Hardscaping 101: Sump Pumps
More than half of the houses in the US have issues with water in the basement or under the foundation. But dampness doesn't have to be a way of life. Let's celebrate the humble sump pump, which can...
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Indoor/Outdoor: Furniture and Accessories from Castor Design Studio
Canadian design company Castor Design Studio ("castor" is French for beaver and is the scientific name for the large tree-loving semi-aquatic rodent) is not only breaking new ground with innovative,...
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Outbuilding of the Week: Sauna Box by Castor Design Studio
In 2005, Toronto-based design studio Castor created a wood-burning sauna made to fit inside a shipping container. Before you get the wrong idea, this sauna in a shipping container doesn't mean...
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Shopper's Diary: The New Spring Collection by Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.
We've long been fans of Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co, the Portland, Oregon-based lighting company known for its turn-of-the-century-inspired light fixtures, furniture and home wares (and...
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DIY: A Mint Julep for Derby Day That's All About the Mint
Six years ago—long before Brooklyn or blogging—I found myself sitting in a meeting in a tiny regional historical society in North Carolina discussing Derby Day. I nodded my head cheerfully and said...
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Trending on Remodelista: North Country
In May, we spend a fair amount of time peering over our neighbors' fences to sniff out what's blooming in their gardens. This week, we took a look at what's "blooming" in the figurative backyard of our...
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Current Obsessions: Mid Spring
After spending some time exploring the gardens and landscapes of Canada, we're wrapping up the week with a few of our favorite things. Take a look: Tableware that looks good enough to eat, made of...
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Tried and Tested: How to Make Fresh Flowers Last Longer
We're not so naive to think cut dahlias will stick around forever, but we're ready to do what it takes to keep them alive just a little bit longer. What if you dissolve an aspirin in the water? Or drop...
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Table of Contents: The Handywoman
If you're a woman and a gardener, there's a good chance you wouldn't mind being called a "handywoman." In fact, you'd like that. It implies that you're capable, good at building and fixing things, and...
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Ask the Expert: 10 Tips to Transform a Tiny Balcony into an Instant Garden...
For British garden writer and urban garden expert Isabelle Palmer, gardening is associated with happy childhood memories. “Growing up in rural Worcestershire, gardening was a pivotal activity in my...
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